NJS

Read a comment on the SMB the other day that 6 of the team that played at Man City played in the 15 point season - sums it up perfectly.

I think it's camp gays that "frighten" straight men - no matter how intellectually I state my tolerance I think at an instinctive level a lot of blokes (including me) find feminised men a bit unnatural. I don't really like that word as its a bit too political and I believe the concept of "unnatural" is wrong but it still seems like the right word.

I used to work for the same consultancy as a gay bloke who was Irish and had a black boyfriend - he worked full time for Soutwark council who absolutely loved him as he ticked 3 boxes at once (as well as knowing what he was doing).

Agree - I was actually quite surprised when I read Bolam was born in Sunderland - he wasn't "real" mackem to me.

Probably my favourite comedy line of all time. The only thing that slightly spoils it for me is the complete lack of any genuine north-easterners - Bewes aside who did a fine job, the other actors hardly even make a token effort to sound local - Brian Glover being a good example in the classic one about the England match. .

The only way to really hurt people like that would be to take all his money off him. He can afford new windows.

His evidence in the court case was revealing - it really showed that Hall and him just saw fans as open wallets. Without getting all LMish I can see parallels in the regimes of Hall with Fletcher and Ashley apart from the key measures of competence and ambition. I think his statement in the OP proves that its better to be run by cunts who have a clue (including understanding the fans even if they don't like them) rather than cunts who don't.

He might have saved the club but he was a complete cunt who despised fans - sorry if I don't join in the arse-licking.

I pass the stadium every day and it's well on its way - cancelling at least that now would be pretty daft. I agree on cutting the shit sports though.

That Live Aid type thing for the G8 a couple of years ago (I forget the title) was a classic - the tickets were free but there was a huge fuck off VIP area in front of the stage just for corporate guests.

Master of the mullet but apart from this? I told you it's irrational. I think it stems from the match against Holland at Italia 90 tbh. Obviously didn't care much for Rijkaard either for much the same reasons. So you hate a player because he got spat at? He did take being German if you know what I mean to a whole new level in that match.

Some of his barbs show his heart is in the right place. I often feel like a traitor working for a bank given some of my anti-capitalist leanings - I've just agreed to work from home for 2 days next week to avoid the protests in the city but part of me would like to join them

I haven't seen any let-up in that tbh - I think its an excuse for increased caution - not necessarily a bad thing of course.

See I agree totally with this. Until it all started to get silly last Autumn, I didnt pass loads of houses up for sale due to repossession. I know a wide range of people from various backgrounds and wasnt aware of toxic debt. I wasnt even aware of job losses until after it went tits up. So who borrowed all the toxic debt????? Parky If it wasnt the average joe in Britain, then I see no reason why people wont carry on as before when credit frees up. I know people had lots of personal debt, but virtually everyone I know would class this as managable debt. Very confused on who has fucked up. Property prices and job losses in the US were the root cause - banks decided that asset backed securities raised on mortgages were "worthless" which caused a stampede of selling. People like Northern Rock had both deals based on this US stuff and had too many people on dodgy ground here. Again I'd argue the only good reason that property priced fall is confidence.

As I said before we (investment bank) would have made a profit last year but for LB and Iceland - I see no reason why we won't make a profit this year. Lehmann Brothers? Yeah it cost the bank as a whole (I work for the London branch) about 1bn euros - if the US government had bailed them out as they did with AIG etc we'd have been okay.

As I said before we (investment bank) would have made a profit last year but for LB and Iceland - I see no reason why we won't make a profit this year.

Its a strange one - obviously people are hurting though job losses which is real but I still feel it's largely a confidence issue in terms of banks and stock markets. If the toxic assets are covered by the government then the banks really have no excuse but to lend (to credible people/business).

Brendan Foster? Kenny Burns. Frank Worthington. Carlton Palmer.

The ones that rebel yes (Thank the lord) - those that don't do follow the prescribed life course in general.

I'm positive a lot of women in their twenties don't give a moments thought to getting a screening....heck the government won't fund screenings if you're under 25. I know there's a debate over the validity of a test up to that point, but I imagine a lot more 25's and over have put in for one now. If i felt a bump in my nads I'd go to the doctor, if i couldn't feel my nads, I doubt I'd be pro-active about it, I'd wait until I felt something was wrong. I know people getting sponsorship for Cancer Research too that weren't planning to until they watched Jade's story on Living. All credit to her and them for that. Fair enough - I just thought that girls would be made aware in schools these days - especially with the HPV vaccine. Of course I'd guess that those from strict religious background of all types might miss out on info but I accept that culturally they'd be at less of a risk given generally less active sex lives.

This stuff about her raising awareness about screening is getting to me - are there really women who don't know about it? This is going to sound horrible but what the hell - if such ignorance does exist should we be as sympathetic as "normal" if a case is missed throught said ignorance?

On individual policies yes but it's fair comment to accuse the Tories for a sea change in social attitudes - of course Labour should be called on not fixing them but that doesn't negate the point. I'd say its paralleled by some of our problems being over-expectation to some degree which is a legacy of Keegan's first spell as manager.

Both parasites served up for the cretinous millions by a complicit media.

He tried to do what Hall did but wasn't as rich or as big a cunt - he ended up taking a seat on the board (for no gain) iirc.

This is why we'll go down in my view - they can try like this against Man U and Arsenal but will play like they did at Hull when we play Stoke etc. No way Martins should take pens either - he lives by instinct and that has no place when it come to pens imo.